Method for on-line sales offerings of circular adornments with reliable size and shape 3-D polymer representations

ABSTRACT

An on-line method of facilitating e-commerce sales of circular adornments (such as watches, bracelets, etc.) through the provision of selectable representations of such an adornment in its primary dimensions is provided. Such representations are generated in relation to specific adornment structures and are provided, in terms of three-dimensional polymer printed articles. A purchaser is allowed to select a specific adornment from an on-line source, and print a single part or multiple parts thereof in the form of a reliable representation of the subject article. The purchaser may then place the representation on his or her wrist, ankle, arm, etc., in order to gauge and assess the look, placement, and size thereof, in accordance with his or her own tastes and needs. Such an on-line system allows for reductions in returns and greater reliability in terms of actual purchases up front. The actual generated printed representations are encompassed herein as well.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

An on-line method of facilitating e-commerce sales of circularadornments (such as watches, bracelets, anklets, and the like) throughthe provision of selectable representations of such an adornment in itsprimary dimensions is provided. Such representations are generated inrelation to specific adornment structures and are provided in terms ofthree-dimensional polymer printed articles. In such a situation, thepurchaser is allowed the ability to select a specific adornment from anon-line source, and print a single part or multiple parts thereof in theform of a reliable representation of the subject article. The purchasermay then place the representation on his or her wrist, ankle, arm, etc.,in order to gauge and assess the look, placement, and size thereof, inaccordance with his or her own tastes and needs. In this manner, theutilization of such an on-line system allows for reductions in returnsand greater reliability in terms of actual purchases up front. Theactual generated printed representations are thus encompassed withinthis invention as well.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

E-Commerce (such as purchasing goods from an on-line website merchant)has become a standard platform throughout the world. The convenience ofshopping from a computer source, through initial product review, tocomparison for prices and quality of different sites and products, toultimate decision and purchase, itself, has altered the merchandisingworld, to say the least. Although brick and mortar businesses stillexist, the ability to make purchases that come to one's door, ratherthan having to travel to certain businesses physically, createssituations that certain persons would rather avoid. As a result, whetherthrough large-scale distributor websites (such as, for example, AMAZON),or individual sites devoted to specific types of products, e-commerce ishere to stay, definitely.

Unfortunately, however, even with certain efficiencies and facilitatedpurchasing potentials, such e-commerce platforms still suffer fromcertain drawbacks, particularly as it concerns the purchase of articlesthat are meant to be worn (clothing, shoes, jewelry, etc, as examples).Determining, from a distance (particularly over an Internet connection),the appropriate size of the offered article is one consideration;additionally, however, aesthetics and even relation to a specific user'sown physical traits (for overall appearance, for instance) and evenpersonal tastes may cause certain problems for the purchaser for aproduct offered on a website. For instance, if a watch is purchasedon-line, the chance to appropriately view such an article adorned arounda specific user's wrist is lacking, leading to the distinct chance thatthe purchaser will return the article back to the distributor if anysize, shape, or even aesthetic consideration does not meet thepurchaser's requirements. In such situations, the costs borne for suchan action are typically taken on by the merchant, thereby not onlycausing a loss of a sale, but also loss in terms of the costs involvedwith such a return (not to mention return, potentially, at least, of theinitial postage and handling costs associated with the initial sale ofsuch a good). Furthermore, the potential for further damages to such aproduct increase when placed within the mails and handed to and from theinitial seller (and, subsequently, the purchaser). Damages would requirerepair, of course, and may lead to the necessity of informing futurepotential purchasers of the product's condition, as well.

As it concerns certain products that are offered for adornment around apurchaser's (or possibly provided as a gift to another person by apurchaser) wrist, arm, neck, ankle, etc., as a circular structuredarticle (such as, a watch, necklace, bracelet, anklet, and the like),there exists a number of issues pertaining to e-commerce sales. It isdifficult for a purchaser to assess size and shape of such articles froma computer website. Even with a depiction provided on-screen that is ofa specific size (or provided in a ratio to actual size and shape), theability to actually consider the overall appearance when worn is notpermitted. As such, purchasers are at a disadvantage in such situations,limiting their actual purchasing choices to articles that are first seenin actual size and shape when delivered physically. For that matter,many potential purchasers may even avoid shopping on-line, all together,due to the lack of proper assessment capabilities through a simple viewand click system. Without the potential to compare and contrast throughspecific placement considerations, size assessments, and appearanceconcerns, many purchasers will not only avoid on-line activities forsuch adornments, but may actually undertake more expensive actionsthrough travel to and from certain locations to view and wear such itemsin person. The possibility that purchasing from an on-line source maylead to returns and general unhappiness with the resultant item may leadto avoidance of such web-based purchases in total.

Additionally, as noted above, these types of purchasing decisions arealso susceptible to undesirable returns after the purchaser has thechance to finally review the dimensions and overall look of thepurchased article when worn. If the watch, bracelet, necklace, etc., issmaller, larger, etc., than expected, the chances of return to theseller increases, thereby resulting in a lost or delayed sale andpotential return to inventory. Furthermore, if, during such anassessment, the item is damaged (such as leather straps stretched, watchface scratched or cracked, etc.), then the seller may prohibit returns.In such asituation, a potential purchaser may avoid such a situation andopt, again, for in-person activities rather than chance a possibleundesirable item that may be damaged in their possession.

An improved manner of allowing a potential purchaser pre-sale assessmentfor such considerations is thus of great interest within such ane-commerce segment. To date, there has yet to be provided any means topermit physical comparisons and considerations to such potentialpurchasers to best avoid these post-sale problems. The invention hereinprovides such a needed improvement within this e-commerce marketplace.

Advantages and Summary of the Invention

An advantage of the invention is the facilitation of purchasingdecisions for certain wrist, neck, ankle, arm, and the like, circularadornments through a direct provision of printable articles orcomponents of a selected article including all the necessary dimensionsthereof for placement on and around a person's wrist, neck, ankle, arm,and the like, prior to actual purchase. Another advantage is the abilityto provide an initial circumference measurement gauge that correlates toother article dimensions optimized in relation to such an initialconsideration, thereby allowing for printing of a suitablerepresentation for comparison purposes prior to sale. Another advantageis the ability for a potential purchaser to thus assess an overallappearance and look of a suitably dimensioned representation in athree-dimensional polymer printed form prior to an on-line purchasingdecision.

Accordingly, the invention encompasses a method of providing a purchaserof a circular structure adornment for wearing around a person's wrist,neck, arm, leg, shin, or ankle from a website merchant, said methodincluding the provision of a pre-sale assessment of the size and shapeof said circular structure adornment in relation to a subject person'swrist, arm, neck, leg, shin, or ankle, as well as in relation to theappearance and look of said circular structure adornment when placedaround said subject person's wrist, arm, neck, leg, shin, or ankle, saidpre-sale assessment comprising the steps of: a) providing a selection ofpotential circular structure adornments on an on-line website forpurchase; b) providing a link to each of said adornments provided onsaid website, wherein said link includes a print function for athree-dimensional polymer representation of said adornment, wherein saidrepresentation includes all of the dimensions of said selectedadornment; c) selecting a specific adornment and clicking on theassociated link thereof; d) further selecting the print function inassociation with a suitable three-dimensional representation thereof; e)printing said three-dimensional representation; and f) adorning saidthree-dimensional representation on a subject person's wrist, arm, neck,leg, shin, or ankle to assess the overall size, shape, and appearancethereof prior to purchase thereof from said on-line website. Such amethod may also include the overall steps of: a) providing on saidmerchant's website a link to a sizing gauge, said sizing gauge providedas a printable measuring device in relation to different sizesassociated with said circular structure adornment; b) printing saidsizing gauge and placing said gauge around a selected portion of saidsubject person's wrist, arm, neck, leg, shin, or ankle to generate aspecific circumference measurement; c) inputting the resultantcircumference measurement into a link on said merchant's website,wherein said link then filters specific circular structure adornmentsassociated with such a circumference measurement; d) generatingselections of specific circular structure adornments of the type desiredfor potential purchase associated with the filtered circumferencemeasurement; e) permitting said purchaser to select a complete printablethree-dimensional polymer representation of a specific circularstructure adornment from step “d”; f) printing three-dimensional polymerrepresentation including definite width, length, height, and depthdimensions of the overall circular structure adornment as well as theornamental appearance thereof; and g) applying said three-dimensionalpolymer printed representation around said subject person's wrist, armor ankle to assess the overall size and shape associated thereto forproper aesthetic determinations prior to purchase. The printablerepresentations may be provided intact or assembled for such a purpose,with flexibility to permit such circumferential placement around asubject person's wrist, arm, neck, leg, shin, or ankle. Additionally,through the initial filter procedure, the subject purchaser may adjustthe selected circular structure adornment representation after initialassessments to increase or reduce such a size and shape on demand for afurther representation to be generated for subsequent assessmentpurposes. Furthermore, the resultant measurement results from theinitial gauge utilization may be stored on the website for futurepurchase purposes with or without the need to generate differentrepresentations for assessments of different circular structureadornments for potential purchase (as long as the same body portion,being the subject person's wrist, arm, neck, leg, shin, or ankle, is thesubject of such an adornment purchase, of course). The overall methodmay also include photographing the wearer in order to upload to thepurchasing website (or app) for comparisons, comments, and other likeactions.

As alluded to above, significant difficulties persist with on-linecommercial activities, particularly when sales are based upon pictorialrepresentations and legends providing ranges of sizes applicable to suchwearable articles. Even with those initial offerings to facilitate, to acertain extent, purchasing decisions in such an on-line format, thechances that the selected and purchased good (such as a watch, necklace,bracelet, anklet, etc.) does not meet the purchaser's criteria (whetheraesthetically, dimensionally, or both) is generally quite high. Thus, aprocedure that accords greater reliability for the purchaser to make aninformed decision prior to payment and delivery is a significantimprovement within such an e-commerce area. Of particular difficulty aresuch watch, bracelet, anklet, necklace, and the like, articles thatinvolve a number of considerations to meet a purchaser's tastes, sizeand shape requirements, and other issues.

The inventive method thus provides a reliable manner of providing arepresentation to a potential purchaser in relation to circularstructure adornments (such as wearable items that are provided in fullcircular form or in a connectable configuration around a person's wrist,ankle, forearm, biceps, shin, neck, and the like, and thus selected froma group included, without limitation, watches, with expandable orconnectable bands, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, wristbands, armbands,and the like) offered for sale through an on-line website. Suchadornments are, by their very nature, difficult to assess in terms ofactual size, shape, and ultimate appearance on and around a person'swrist, neck, ankle, etc., when offered in such a manner. The overallinventive method thus takes this into account and provides an optionalnew way of permitting a user a reliable capability of pre-sale decisionmaking through an initial alternative request for a potential purchaserto link, or otherwise, access a downloadable and printable size gaugefrom the website itself. Such a gauge is presented in graduated formatwith indicia for each incremental measurement related to sizing of aspecific type of circular structure adornment. Thus, if the potentialpurchaser seeks a watch, the gauge made available pertains to watchsizing measurements; the same for necklaces (and the like), andbracelets, and so on. Such a gauge is presented on the website as adownloadable and printable link, image, or other type of manifestationthat is configured on-line through suitable software code. Such anoptional gauge may appear as a standard ruler with the proper indiciafor the type of adornment involved included for such a measurementpurpose, or in any other format that allows for utilization by a user tomeasure around his or her wrist, arm, neck, ankle, etc., as needed. Suchan optional gauge thus permits the user to properly print a polymericthree-dimensional gauge (or possibly a paper representation) and thenwrap such an implement around the subject area (wrist, neck, ankle,etc.) until the measured gradations provided align to denote the desiredsize associated with the selected type of adornment. Certainly, the usermay tighten or loosen the printable cut-out to any selected distance, aswell, to reflect any desired fit.

Once the alternative/optional gauge is in place and a measurement resultis generated, the user may then input such a result within the on-lineprogram. Otherwise, the user may simply input an estimated size intosuch a place within the program. Such a resultant indicator from theoptional gauge is correlated then to a filter within the catalogue ofproducts available from the on-line merchant that meets the overall typeof article and the subject wearer's initial measurements. This makes iteasier for the potential purchaser to review the actual productofferings that are of interest (in other words, for, for example,watches, the initial gauge measurement is plugged into the system andthe filtered results are then provided that are available for purchaseand that meet such results; if a certain watch is not offered within thesame measurements within the gauge range, it will not be presented forfurther consideration for the potential purchaser). Importantly,however, such results and filtered product offerings are not the onlytypes that are to remain available for purchase, ultimately; the initialarticles, however, are threshold considerations for the potentialpurchaser to make certain decisions in relation to the next step(s)permitted within the overall method.

Thus, once the optional initial gauge results generate filtered productofferings for the user, such a person may then review those results anddecide if a certain design, configuration, etc., appears within acertain realm of aesthetics or other criteria desired of and by thepotential purchaser. Once one (or more) such product is settled upon formore in-depth review and/or consideration, the on-line system wouldpermit the user to select a “print” function. This function will thusprovide a basis to generate a three-dimensional polymer printedrepresentation of the desired article. The program itself thus includescode to correlate the selected article and the prior inputted gaugeresults to generate the desired three-dimensional plastic representationof the article. In flexible polymer form, as well, such a structurewould be easily manipulated and applied around the user's (or otherperson's) neck, ankle, wrist, arm, etc., depending on the intendedrecipient (of course, the potential purchaser may perform his or her ownestimations as to wrist, ankle, etc., size, if such a product is to begifted or presented to a different wearer, as well). Eitherrepresentation would include, then, the actual width of the article (fora watch, this would primarily concern the watch band, as it generallyeither expands and contracts around a user's wrist, or is provided withtwo separate ends joined by a clasp or other like structure; for anecklace or bracelet, such a width is well understood and, generally, atleast with non-expandable necklaces and anklets, will include aconnection device for resilient attachment. Such connections arelikewise represented in the printed structure for such a purpose.Bracelets may be provided in either manner, as well (expandable or witha clasp or like object for connecting purposes). Thus, the desiredlength (ostensibly provided within the initial gauge measurement) isdepicted within the representation, too. The remaining considerationsare, for instance, the watch face housing, or perhaps add-ons (jewels,for instance) on a bracelet, anklet, necklace, and the like, that wouldalter the base circular adornment structure, at least to a certainextent, and would need some semblance of inclusion for the user to makea reliable decision for purchase. Such structural considerations arethus included within the three-dimensional polymer printedrepresentation. Such structures would (hopefully) be provided insignificant definition within a three-dimensional (3D) representationand thus would be ordered by the user through the simple request for acertain article representation to be generated on demand. Thus, withouthaving the actual product before a potential purchaser, the ability togenerate specifically sized and shaped versions for actual placement onand/or around a desired appendage is the closest such a person will getto the actual item.

Likewise, then, upon actual application of a representation in such amanner, the user (potential purchaser) would then have the capability toconsider the actual dimensions involved and have a reliable view oftheir basic appearance of the same while adorning a certain person. Ifthe design/configuration does not meet such a person's own criteria forpurchase, a new article may be easily generated in like manner, eitherwithin the filtered range of articles already provided, or, if desired,through a modification of the gauge results. Basically, the overallprogram allows for such an alteration in measured results “on the fly”by not only reassessing the initial gauge, but also taking arepresentation already printed and in use and requesting the system togenerate another structure having larger or smaller dimensions, whetherin terms of width, height, depth, or even length, if desired. Suchpolymeric printed structures (3D) are typically provided in monochromefashion (white or gray, though black has been utilized, as well as anyprimary or secondary color, at least), or even with paper portionscolored for adhesion to 3D surfaces to meet a certain decorative statefor proper consideration purposes. Certainly, however, multi-colorpolymeric results may also be undertaken with the necessary coloredpre-polymer structures provided in such a manner.

Certainly, a unique quality resides herein with the necessity ofgenerating a three-dimensional polymer representation (rather than anactual three-dimensional working article) for assessment purposes. Aswell, the alternative utilization of an initial filtering gaugespecifically for providing a directed offering of adornment articles forreview and potential purchase by a user, followed by the provision ofspecific representations of such subsequently selected pieces forcomparison and remote considerations when applied to a person's wrist,arm, ankle, neck, etc., is unique, as well. Importantly, though, theinventive system provides, as noted above, article representation inthree-dimensional polymer printed format that are configured to meet thedimensions of the actual adornment structure itself. In other words, theinclusion of not only a “flat” band for a watch adornment structurerepresentation, the watch face is provided with the basic facecomponent, but also the housing structure in terms of its depth. In thisway, the user may more readily and easily make a judgment as toaesthetics and style, at least, if not comfort and overall viability,for that matter, as a watch prior to purchase. As it is, such athree-dimensional polymer printed representation has yet to be providedfor such comparison purposes within the prior art for any type ofon-line purchase, let alone one that pertains strictly to circularstructure adornments. Thus, although the utilization of a gauge forfiltering purposes is a suitable means to achieve greater efficienciesfor a potential purchaser through an on-line commercial platform in thissituation, the further capability of having generated suchthree-dimensional results in polymer form (printed, assembled, andapplied for such comparisons) has yet to be provided within the priorart to any degree.

Furthermore, the overall system is unique, as well, in terms ofutilizing either such an initial gauge for input of certain measurementsthat generate a collection of product offerings limited to such initialmeasurements for a potential purchaser, and/or the correlation ofselected products for remote comparisons that are provided through suchinputted measurements and selection of specific products. Thus, when apotential purchaser provides his or her (or another person's) subjectmeasurements (for a position around, for instance, a wrist, an ankle,neck, arm, and the like) the system then stores such data and, once acertain adornment article for review is selected, the representationgenerated in response to such selection is automatically adjusted tomeet the initial measurement requirements. Such requirements may be inrelation solely to the circumferential distance involved or may alsotake into consideration other factors, such as the expected size andshape that would best correlate to such a circumferential measurement.In other words, for instance, if a person with a small wristcircumference is measured and the resultant numbers are inputted intothe system, the process not only includes providing such a limited andnarrow range of possible lengths (for a bracelet or watch, for instance)for such a specific person, but the circumferential data may also beutilized to generate a certain bracelet size (width wise, or even interms of add-on structures, such a jewels, and the like, that wouldcomplement such a size around such a specifically sized wrist) or watchsize (to provide a complementary watch face size, for example, as toolarge a face would invariably look awkward in relation to a relativelysmall wrist size). Thus, again, such a system facilitates an efficientmethod of not only honing in on a certain type of circular structureadornment for a specific user for potential purchase, but alsoultimately allows for generation of proper representations for such apotential purchaser to make remote, but in-person comparisons andconsiderations for eventual purchasing decisions in a far more reliablefashion than for remote on-line viewing of products solely on a computerscreen.

Hence, the system includes a background software program that undertakesat least the capability of correlating a user's inputted measurement(whether via the gauge or not) with a certain type of selected productoffering to ultimately generate, on demand, a three-dimensional polymerrepresentation of the actual product meeting the measurements, etc.,specified by the user at that moment. The flexible nature of the polymer(such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and any othertypical 3-D printer material that is provided in single “dots” that areinstantly cured, such as through UV light exposure, as one example) thatis flexible to the necessary degree when fully integrated into such arepresentation, thus allows a potential purchaser the desiredcapabilities to assess such aesthetic, size, shape, etc., criteria priorto purchasing. With this in place, at least theoretically, the chancesof a purchaser then undertaking selection and buying of a circularstructure adornment that does not meet their expectations in such terms,can be avoided. With this in place, at least theoretically, the chancesof a purchaser then undertaking selection and buying of a circularstructure adornment that does not meet their expectations in such terms,can be avoided. Additionally, then, the purchaser may easily retain sucha representation or representations for comparison after the purchaseditems is actually received. If the resultant size and shape of thepurchased item do not match the prior representation thereof, such anissue would certainly be a proper means to make a return (or exchange).In certain situations, it may be incumbent upon the purchaser to showthat the purchased item and the polymer representation do not match insubstantially similar size, shape, etc., to allow for a direct return,as well. Thus, the ability to provide exact measurements, sizes, shapes,etc., through such an on-line platform would be of great importance,clearly. The correlation, then, of the provided measurements, etc., forinput within the system with the software code generating therepresentations and product offerings for comparisons and considerationsprior to purchase must be as exact as possible.

Also, as alluded to above, the ability to also photograph the actualadornment worn by the wearer (purchaser, giftee, etc.) prior to purchaseand uploaded to the website itself could be incorporated herein as well.Such a possible action may thus allow the wearer, giftee, etc., theability to view his or her resultant photograph with the polymerrepresentation in place and the website may provide suitable feedback,if desired, as to its overall appearance in such a manner. There hasthus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of thedisclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that followsmay be better understood, and in order that the present contribution tothe art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of thedisclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form thesubject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The advantages of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisinvention disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing one potentially preferred embodiment ofthe inventive system for circular structure adornment product purchasingfrom an on-line platform.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic flow chart showing another potentiallypreferred embodiment of the inventive system as noted in FIG. 1, withthe method relying upon a three-dimensional polymer printout for reviewof a watch purchase.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS AND PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference now to the drawings, FIGS. 1 and 2, a new method ofcomparison and purchase of circular structure adornments from an on-lineplatform embodying the principles and concepts of the invention, withoutany limitation of breadth of the overall invention intended.

FIG. 1 shows a broad flow chart of the inventive method of providing aprinted representation of a circular structure adornment (such as,without limitation, a watch, a necklace, a bracelet, an anklet, or othercircularly shaped article for adornment around a person's wrist, neck,ankle, arm, leg, and the like) for a remote, on-line purchase activity10. Such a method, as discussed above, allows for a potential purchaserthe ability to reliably consider the aesthetics, size, shape, etc., ofsuch a remotely provided article without having the actual articledelivered for such a purpose. Thus, the method first includes a useraccessing the subject website 12 pertaining to such a collection ofcommercial circular structure adornments for sale. The website 12includes an operator to select a specific product for review prior toany purchase 14, which may be considered as the first actual step afteraccess to the website 12; however, as shown in FIG. 2, a first step mayalso include a gauge measurement action (142, 144 of FIG. 2, 342, 344 ofFIG. 3) to allow for filtering of more specific products of interest tothe purchaser that fit within a certain size (and possibly shape)criteria. Upon selection of a product for review 14, the user may thenprint a three-dimensional polymer representation thereof 16 that meetscertain initial criteria (size, shape, etc.) for the type of adornmentdesired (for a person's wrist, neck, arm, ankle, etc.). The applicationof such a printed out product to the wrist, neck, ankle, arm, etc., asnecessary 18 then permits proper review by the user for comparisons andconsiderations of aesthetics and other further purchasing criteria asneeded without, again, the actual product present. Ultimately, then, ifsuch a review 18 meets the needs and wants of the user, such could thenbe purchased on-line 20 for delivery thereof in the future. Of course,if the first or any number of review steps 18 of different types ofproducts are necessary for the user to determine a specific adornmentmeets his or her criteria for purchase, such extra method steps fallwithin the scope of such a method, as well. Likewise, if the userdecides, after such reviews 1 not to make such a purchase of an offeredcircular structure adornment from the e-commerce website, such a methodstill falls within the scope of this overall method as the purchase isnot a required step, just one that may occur as an alternative. Theimportant limitations of the present invention pertain to theutilization of a certain three-dimensional representation printed from aselection made on the website by the user for such review purposesbefore any potential purchase.

FIG. 2 thus shows a schematic of one potential embodiment of theinvention in greater specificity as to the commercial offerings ofnecklaces utilizing polymer printable three-dimensional representationsfor initial reviews and comparisons prior to potential purchase 300.Such an embodiment for such an e-commerce-based necklace offering methodincludes the access of a computer website by a user 310, such as anecklace purchasing website 312 including, in this potential embodiment,an optional initial size gauge 314 that is accessed on a screen 320,printed, in this instance, to a polymer structure printer 324(including, as noted above, “dots” of prepolymer on a base structurethat are instantly cured with UV light, or other type of standardpolymerization agent or agents), generating a three-dimensional gaugeversion 326 (as another alternative, such a gauge may be printed onpaper and cut-out and applied around the subject person's arm, neck,wrist, leg, shin, etc., as well for such a purpose). The optionalfinished gauge 330 can then be applied around, in this instance, auser's neck 340 in a desired fashion and location thereon to provide ameasurement 342 of the actual desired length and size associated withsuch a neck size and possible shape consideration. The optional gaugemeasurement 344 is then inputted within the website 350 as a gauge value352 that is then converted by the program within the site toautomatically generate a selection of actual necklace products that notonly are provided in relation to the optional gauge measurement 352, butalso in terms of any other criteria that relate to the actual neck size342 involved (in other words, the program assesses the actual neckmeasurement from the optional gauge to determine possible necklacethickness, length to drape on the wearer's upper chest, and other shapeissues, at least, that would work best aesthetically with such a necksize). If the optional gauge 330 is not utilized, the user may simplyinput an estimated neck size instead. The resultant screen 360, inrelation to either the gauge value 352 or estimated and inputted necksize, thus provides a plurality of products meeting such neck sizecriteria 362, 364, 366 (here three are provided as A, B, and C, withdifferent necklace thicknesses, repeating structures, etc., and/or sizesand/or appearances, but any number may be provided for consideration andselection by the user on a single screen or multiple successivescreens). From such a selection 360, the user then can choose any numberfor further consideration, with here a single selection A (362) presenton a selection screen 370 (typically one selection at a time would beundertaken, but the ability to print may actually be provided on theprior screen 360, if desired, with each provided product 362, 364, 366having its own print link, such as 374 on screen 370). The ability tothen print a representation of the selected product 362 is provided witha print link 374 that prints to a three-dimensional polymeric printer380 (which may the same or different as above 324), generating apolymeric version 384 of the selected product 362. The polymeric version384 thereafter includes an entire representation (including clasp andconnector). The user can then apply the resultant three-dimensionalstructure 392 around his or her neck 390 for review of aesthetics, size,shape, etc., as noted above (such as in a mirror, for instance). Ifdesired, then, and if such a review leads the purchaser to decide such arepresentation 392 meets his or her purchase requirements, the user canthen access a purchase screen 400 and select such a product forplacement in an on-line cart 402 (as above). Subsequently, then, ifdesired, the printed representation 384 may then be kept and comparedwith the actual purchased product 404, thereafter, to check to see ifsuch a purchase met the same basic appearance provided by the printedrepresentation 384.

As noted above, such a method can be utilized for sizing and purchasingwatches, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, and any other circularadornments for a person to wear around one's neck, wrist, arm, shin,ankle, and the like. Thus, any other circular adornment of this type maybe substituted within the preceding method depicted, in FIG. 2, above(and thus such would be well understood by the ordinarily skilledartisan).

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure.

I claim:
 1. A system for providing a direct pre-sale representation to apurchaser of a circular structure adornment for wearing around aperson's wrist, neck, leg, shin, arm, or ankle from an on-line websitemerchant, said system including: i) an on-line website providing saidpurchaser a direct representation of a plurality of for-sale circularstructure adornments in relation to the sizes, shapes, and appearancesthereof said plurality of circular structure adornments, in relation toand when applied around a subject person's wrist, neck, leg, shin, arm,or ankle; wherein each of said different circular structure adornment isoffered as having said different sizes, shapes, and appearances, andwherein said website includes proper computer code pertaining to eachdifferent circular structure adornment in relation to every availablesize, shape, and appearance thereof of each of said plurality offor-sale circular structure adornments; ii) a link present on saidwebsite to said computer code pertaining to each said size, shape, andappearance of each of said plurality of for-sale circular structureadornments provided thereon, wherein said link includes a print functionrelated to said computer code in order to generate and print athree-dimensional polymer representation for each selected size, shape,and appearance of said plurality of for-sale circular structureadornments provided thereon; iii) a three-dimensional printer, whereinsaid three-dimensional printer functions in relation to said link onsaid website and said computer code pertaining to the size, shape, andappearance of each of said plurality of for-sale circular structureadornments provided thereon, wherein said system allows for the printingof a selected circular structure adornment of any size, shape, andappearance of each available for-sale circular structure adornmentthrough activation of said link associated therewith; and iv) a circularstructure adornment purchase link within said on-line website for orderand purchase by said purchaser of at least one circular structureadornment; wherein said purchaser or said subject person utilizes saiddirect pre-sale representation of said size, shape, and appearance ofone of said plurality of available for-sale circular structureadornments as the basis of such order and purchase.
 2. The system ofclaim 1 wherein said circular structure adornment is selected from awatch, a necklace, an anklet, and a bracelet.